EE6 – Electrical Apparatus and Devices 7

Engr. Justin Dale J. Gabutin

AUTOTRANSFORMER POWER TRANSFORMED

1. An autotransformer having 200 turns is connected to a 120 V

line. To obtain a 24 V output, find the number of turns in the
uncommon windings.

4. A load of 5 kW is supplied by an autotransformer at 120 V and at

unity pf. If the primary voltage is 200 V, find the power
conducted.

2. A 20-kVA, 500-V load is to be supplied by an ideal step-up

autotransformer from a 400-V source. Find the current in the
common winding.

TEST YOURSELF:
4. An autotransformer having a primary voltage of 116 V and a
secondary voltage of 80 V delivers a load of 4 kW at unity pf.
Find the power inductively transferred.
A. 2.36 kW C. 1.95 kW
TEST YOURSELF: B. 24 kW D. 2.25 kW

1. A 2000/400-V autotransformer delivers a load of 12 kW at a 5. A 4000/2300-V autotransformer supplies a load of 32 kW at

power factor of 0.75, Find the current in the common winding. 2300 V. Find the power conducted.
A. 32 A C. 48 A A. 14.6 kW C. 24.5 kW
B. 24 A D. 36 A B. 16 kW D. 18.4 kW

2. What is the typical usage of an autotransformer?

A. Toy transformer C. Control transformer TWO-WINDING TRANSFORMER RECONNECTED AS AN
B. Isolating transformer D. Variable transformer AUTOTRANSFORMER

3. A step-up autotransformer requires 100 turns for its 120-V

primary. To obtain an output of 300 V, find the number of turns
that must be added to the primary.
A. 250 turns C. 150 turns
B. 200 turns D. 125 turns

3. In an autotransformer, power is transferred through ____

process.
A. conduction C. both A and B
B. induction D. none of these
5. A 15 kVA, 600/120 v single-phase transformer is to be used as 8. A 200:5 current transformer is used with a 10-A ammeter. If the
an autotransformer to supply a load at 720 V from a 600 V line current is 180 A, the meter will read_.
source. Find its new kVA rating as an autotransformer.

9. A 50:1 potential transformer is used in conjunction with a 150-V

voltmeter. If the voltmeter deflects 133 V, find the transmission
6. An 11.5 kV/2.3 kV, 50-kVA two winding transformer is to be line voltage.
connected as an autotransformer having an input voltage of 13.8
kV and an output voltage of 11.5 kV. Find its output kVA.

10. In a power station, the PT ratio is 1000 while the CT ratio is

240:1. If the wattmeter being used reads 800 W, find the actual
TEST YOURSELF: power delivered by the station.
6. A two-winding transformer rated 9-kVA, 120/90-V, 60 Hz is to be
connected as an autotransformer to supply a load at 120-V from
a 210-V source. Find the kVA load that can be supplied without
exceeding the current rating of the windings.
A.25 kVA C. 21 kVA
B. 90 kVA D.36 kVA

7. A 200-kVA, 2300/460-V, two-winding transformer is to be used

as an autotransformer to step-up the voltage of 2300 V to 2760
V. Find the kVA rating of autotransformer
A. 1000 kVA C. 1200 kVA
B. 1400 kVA D. 1500 kVA

7. Instrument transformers are used to

A. extend the range of the ac measuring instruments only TEST YOURSELF:
B. isolate the measuring instruments from the high voltage only
C. extend the range and to isolate the measuring instruments 8. A 100:5 current transformer is used in conjunction with a 5-A
D. none of these ammeter. If the ammeter reads 3.5 A, find the line current.
A. 350 A C. 175
B. 70 A D. 87.5
INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS
9. A 20:1 PT is used with a voltmeter to measure the line voltage of
transmission line. If the line voltage is 2360 V, find the instrument
reading.
A. 115 V C. 118 V
B. 117 V D. 116 V

10. A PT with a ratio of 1000:1 and a CT with a ratio of 200:1 are

connected to a wattmeter to monitor the power delivered by a
station. If the wattmeter reads 750 W, find the actual power.
A. 120 MW C. 140 MW
B. 130 MW D. 150 MW

11. A CT, a PT and a wattmeter are connected to measure power. If

the CT has a ratio of 20, find the PT ratio if the wattmeter reads
100 W when the actual power delivered is 250 kW.
A.150 C. 100
B.125 D. 200